Avera, the health ministry of the Benedictine and Presentation Sisters, is a regional partnership of health professionals who share support services to maintain excellent care at more than 229 locations in eastern South Dakota and surrounding states.http://www.avera.org

Mount Marty College is a private, Catholic, Benedictine co-educational liberal arts college. Primary emphasis is placed on the development of each person as a complete human being with intellectual, professional, and personal skills and a composite of moral, spiritual, and social values.http://www.mtmc.edu

Presentation College is a friendly, caring place where you have the opportunity to live, learn, work and prepare for the future. Offering some of the hottest majors available, our graduates are outpacing the competition and getting great jobs.http://www.presentation.edu

The House of Mary Shrine is located 5 miles west of Yankton. Three crosses tower above from a bluff overlooking Lewis and Clark Lake. The bluff is similar to unnumbered other bluffs near Gavins Point Dam with its panoramic view below, while eagles soar above, and wildlife flourishes. There is much more to this bluff however, as the three giant crosses stand, sentinel reminders of the life and death of Jesus Christ.http://www.thehouseofmaryshrine.org

Our mission is to proclaim the Lordship of Jesus Christ, to open hearts to the call to conversion and transformation through the power of the Holy Spirit, and to assist in the evangelization and spiritual renewal of our people and parishes within the tradition of the Catholic Church.http://www.ajoyfulshout.com

The Apostleship of Prayer is an association of the faithful under the Pope with its international office in Rome. Since our founding, the Jesuits (priests and brothers of the Society of Jesus) have promoted the apostolate throughout the world. Pope Benedict XVI reaffirmed the will of the Vatican that Jesuits continue their role in the Apostleship of Prayer.http://www.apostleshipofprayer.org

The National Catholic Bioethics Center works closely with many bishops and other clergy as a bioethical resource, faithful to the Church and the Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care Services.http://www.ncbcenter.org

The Catholic Church Extension Society exists to sustain and extend the Catholic Faith in poor and remote mission areas of the United States where diocesan resources are insufficient. Catholic Extension builds national awareness and raises funds for the Church’s needs in these communities so as to enable the essential mission of Catholic evangelization.http://www.catholicextension.org

Members of the Society of St.Vincent de Paul (or “Vincentians” ) are men and women who strive to grow spiritually by offering person-to-person service to individuals in need. We are young and old. Our members come in every shade of skin color. Some of us are wealthy, some are financially poor, but all of us are blessed with an awareness that our blessings (time, talent or treasure) are to be shared with our brothers and sisters in need. In the Diocese of Sioux Falls there are several parish conferences and the St. Vincent de Paul Thrift Store, located at 431 N. Cliff Avenue, Sioux Falls. 605-335-5823.http://www.svdpusa.org

Cursillo is a short course in Christianity. Cursillo is a movement endorsed by the Catholic Church aimed at Christian renewal. Cursillo provides an opportunity to grow in faith, a deeper understanding of the teachings of Jesus Christ, an experience of living and sharing with others in a Christian community and a continuing community that gives support in bringing the Gospel to others.http://siouxfallscursillo.org